25KILBY JONES SOLICITORS |
BEST PRACTICE REPRESENTATIVE 2019
take on a greater number of new cases
while also keeping the cost down for
our clients. To ensure this efficiency,
we prepare cases thoroughly in the
initial stages.
Our clients come from all around the
world and include entrepreneurs,
investors and individuals moving to
the United Kingdom. We have also
worked with asylum seekers as well
as family members of EU nationals,
illegal entrance and children entitled
to British citizenship. This range of
people with differing backgrounds,
nationalities and circumstances means
we have to be incredibly flexible and
versatile in our approach. Our clients’
cases are diverse in nature, as are
their needs, and we endeavour to
understand their situations and those
of their families.
Our backgrounds have helped us
achieve our goal, given that both of us
are fluent in multiple languages and
have lived abroad in the past. These
life experiences play an important role
in allowing us to actively appreciate
our clients’ situations and to empathise
with them.
Constantly changing
legislative requirements
The law will always provide solicitors
and barristers with challenges,
because of the constant changes
and developments in how it is
implemented. These changes occur
in real time and have an impact on
cases that are in progress, so we have
to continually adapt. Law is used as
a tool by governments, and in times
of particular political volatility there
will be a destabilising effect on the
law. We have to be constantly aware
of political changes and we need to
understand how this will affect our
clients. Another force for change
within the legal sector is the manner
in which precedents affect the law.
When a new precedent is set within
immigration law, this can change the
way the law is then interpreted going
forward. This is another factor we have
to respond to.
The uncertainty surrounding Brexit
is proving a challenge for many
organisations, and with the UK’s policy
on immigration still to be determined,
it is difficult to predict the change.
Regardless of the finer details, it is
likely we will have an increase in cases
because of the sudden change in
entitlement for a number of EU and
non-EU citizens. While this is beneficial,
we remain cautious about the effect
Brexit will have on the legal sector as
awhole.
Moving forward, we are not looking
to expand unless we find a new
solicitor who can bring their own
clients and value to the firm. We have
considered expanding into criminal
or family law, but any change will be
carefully assessed in terms of feasibility
and demand. We want to avoid
being greedy and instead focus on
remaining sustainable for the future.
Expansion and adding staff can upset
the balance, so we want to be sure
before taking any decisions. We have
been increasingly profitable year on
year, so our key aim is to continue our
progress and maintain our standards
and quality.
Kilby Jones Solicitors’
main office
Our backgrounds
have helped us
achieve our goal,
given that both
of us are fluent
in multiple
languages and
have lived
abroad in the
past. These life
experiences play
an important
role in allowing
us to actively
appreciate our
clients’
situations
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Rt Hon The Lord David Blunkett
Rt Hon The Lord Eric Pickles
